$600,000 cannabis, hydroponic equipment seized

Inquiries are continuing after Tweed-Byron Local Area Command seized cannabis plants and hydroponic equipment with an estimated potential street value of $600,000.

Police attached to Strike Force Belconnen, investigating drug supply in the local area, searched premises at Tumbulgum yesterday afternoon as a part of ongoing inquiries.

They discovered cannabis plants and seedlings in various stages of maturity and a sophisticated hydroponic set up. The equipment included two air conditioning units worth a total of $30,000.

[taken from www.police.nsw.gov.au]